president george w. bush wanted comprehensive immigration reform. i told him i strongly support him on that. if we -- we don't face this issue in vermont. we don't have comedians crossing the border -- we don't have canadians crossing the border looking for a better life for better health care. but that is not the case everywhere. i am also very worried by some of the things i hear on some of the blogs. there is the xenophobic attitudes -- kick those foreigners out, those who are one or two generations away from being immigrants themselves. that is not what america's about. hi am perfectly willing if it -- i am perfectly willing it is the gang of six were the gang of 12. but we need a gang of 51. i've talked with president obama about this. he is extremely committed. i would like to see a number of other things. incidentally, senator durbin deserves every kind of honor and praise for what he has done with the dream act. he will be very important in this. >> good morning, senator. "the washington post" suggested yesterday that you present an obstacle